1984Echoes Posted Monday at 07:38 PM Posted Monday at 07:38 PM OK... so go easy on me here... I'm a rookie fan in spring training, never done this before. And my digital camera is a little crappy so, did the best that I could. Plus, we're behind a chain link fence when they're practicing in the distance so... no closeups here. I did crop some photos to sort of "zoom" in, although that might affect the quality a bit (makes it blurry?) Well... since I fibbed already... when the guys were walking to the field they pass right by so all the autograph-seekers are lined up (I don't really pursue autographs so I was just happy to take some photos.... I was on the minor league/ catchers & pitchers side today, tomorrow or Wednesday I'll go back and take some photos from the Major Leaguers side... One last thing, I don't know many of the minor leaguers by facial recognition, and not all of the Detroit Tigers... But just wanted to share some spring training photos... Best I could do... I'll try to describe what little I can. Also... met a "veteran" spring training dude, Norm, who was as nice as anybody I've ever met... he talked me through some of the "do this, not that" of spring training. Talked me into a Thursday BBQ with the team as well (run by the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce). Free food & beer for the minor leaguers so they'll mostly show up, a few of the MLB guys too. I'm not a big autograph guy so I'll be happy to just sit and shoot the breeze with whoever is there. 3 1 Quote
1984Echoes Posted Monday at 07:39 PM Author Posted Monday at 07:39 PM Here's a bunch of walkway pics where mostly minor leaguers but also pitchers and catchers were walking towards their practice field... Quote
1984Echoes Posted Monday at 07:42 PM Author Posted Monday at 07:42 PM That 1st pic, far down the length of the building (about 2/3's) you can see another walkway (sort of) going to a separate field for the non-catcher Detroit Tigers. Quote
1984Echoes Posted Monday at 07:43 PM Author Posted Monday at 07:43 PM Blurry picture of Jake Rogers but I was late on the snap so I only got him as he was walking by... Quote
1984Echoes Posted Monday at 07:50 PM Author Posted Monday at 07:50 PM A few pics from a machine firing grounders at the catchers, at the plate... Working on scooping up a throw and "tagging the runner"... I don't think they had this machine calibrated very well (or anchored in the ground) though because the balls kept going further and further towards the guys that were standing in line... I had more photos of this but they were all blurry and only a few came out well enough to post: This first pic shows the "grounder machine" all the way at the right... A couple of pics with the catchers trying to chase some errant "throws": Quote
1984Echoes Posted Monday at 07:53 PM Author Posted Monday at 07:53 PM (edited) My "Expert Zoom" capabilities: Edited Monday at 07:54 PM by 1984Echoes Quote
1984Echoes Posted Monday at 08:01 PM Author Posted Monday at 08:01 PM (edited) Outfield practice (coach is sitting in a chair that "pops up" flyballs)... You can see Parker Meadows and Maxx Clark in there, and possibly Riley Greene (unless it was one of the "blurry" ones that I had to toss out...): Edited Monday at 08:01 PM by 1984Echoes Quote
SoCalTiger Posted Monday at 09:07 PM Posted Monday at 09:07 PM Very nice. Thanks so much and enjoy your adventure . 1 Quote
AlaskanTigersFan Posted Monday at 09:51 PM Posted Monday at 09:51 PM Yea, thanks for sharing! Very cool. Quote
IdahoBert Posted Monday at 10:06 PM Posted Monday at 10:06 PM I don’t know why I was able to access this thread on my iphone because every other thread I’ve clicked on I got 10 ads in a row which I had to watch in their entirety. Quote
papalawrence Posted Tuesday at 01:10 AM Posted Tuesday at 01:10 AM Great pics, thanks for sharing! Been a Tigers fan ~55 years and have yet to get to ST Quote
KL2 Posted Tuesday at 03:15 PM Posted Tuesday at 03:15 PM How is Bonderman's change up looking? 1 Quote
NorthWoods Posted Tuesday at 04:17 PM Posted Tuesday at 04:17 PM 15 hours ago, papalawrence said: Great pics, thanks for sharing! Been a Tigers fan ~55 years and have yet to get to ST I75S Left on US98 left on Bella Vista. 😉 I'll spring for lunch at Mr. Fish. Quote
Edman85 Posted 9 hours ago Posted 9 hours ago Glad you get to experience it. If you are there long enough, just know minor league games on the back fields are free. 2 2 Quote
1984Echoes Posted 3 hours ago Author Posted 3 hours ago Didn't make it yesterday or today but I'll make it to the fields tomorrow. Also to the evening BBQ after practice tomorrow. Got tickets to Sunday's game for my brother and I. Found a small blurb on the interwebs on Briceno hitting a HR off Skubal today... Tigers underrated prospect reportedly mashed home run off Tarik Skubal in camp Damn, I missed it!!! Quote
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